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<p>[QUOTE="dadams, post: 3445329, member: 82194"]<font face="Times New Roman">Not sure that I can help much more than pointing you to what's available online.</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">For ref here is your </font><a href="https://www.romanumismatics.com/208-lot-820-merovingians-quentovic-av-tremissis-?arr=0&auction_id=0&box_filter=0&cat_id=&department_id=&exclude_keyword=&export_issue=0&gridtype=listview&high_estimate=0&image_filter=0&keyword=Merovingian&list_type=list_view&lots_per_page=10&low_estimate=0&month=&page_no=1&paper_filter=0&search_type=&sort_by=lot_no&view=lot_detail&year=2019" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.romanumismatics.com/208-lot-820-merovingians-quentovic-av-tremissis-?arr=0&auction_id=0&box_filter=0&cat_id=&department_id=&exclude_keyword=&export_issue=0&gridtype=listview&high_estimate=0&image_filter=0&keyword=Merovingian&list_type=list_view&lots_per_page=10&low_estimate=0&month=&page_no=1&paper_filter=0&search_type=&sort_by=lot_no&view=lot_detail&year=2019" rel="nofollow"><font face="Times New Roman">ROMA</font></a><font face="Times New Roman"> win.</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">Here is the Silbury Coins </font><a href="https://www.silburycoins.co.uk/shop/index.php/sold/saxon-viking/sceats-620-855ad/merovinigians-quentovic-gold-tremissis-585-675ad.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.silburycoins.co.uk/shop/index.php/sold/saxon-viking/sceats-620-855ad/merovinigians-quentovic-gold-tremissis-585-675ad.html" rel="nofollow"><font face="Times New Roman">archive page</font></a><font face="Times New Roman"> for your coin</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">Here is the CGB coin referenced in the ROMA auction description - from this you should read the </font><a href="http://www.persee.fr/doc/numi_0484-8942_1996_num_6_151_2091" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.persee.fr/doc/numi_0484-8942_1996_num_6_151_2091" rel="nofollow"><font face="Times New Roman">Jean Lafaurie article</font></a><font face="Times New Roman"> they reference (I can't since is in French).</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">In a review of the book mentioned by [USER=95174]@BenSi[/USER] - M<i>erovingian Coinage of the Region of Metz</i> by Alan M. Stahl it's noted none of the coins bear a kings name:</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">[ATTACH=full]914740[/ATTACH]</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">You could of course </font><a href="https://artandarchaeology.princeton.edu/people/faculty/alan-m-stahl" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://artandarchaeology.princeton.edu/people/faculty/alan-m-stahl" rel="nofollow"><font face="Times New Roman">query Stahl </font></a><font face="Times New Roman">to clarify.</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">And finally:</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">Here is sale cited in </font><a href="https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=342637" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=342637" rel="nofollow"><font face="Times New Roman"><span style="color: #0066cc">CNG 106, Lot 918</span></font></a><font face="Times New Roman"> which seems pretty accurate:</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="2">MEROVINGIANS, Quentovic. Circa 585-circa 675. AV Tremissis (12mm, 1.24 g, 12h). Anglus, moneyer. + IVV(horizontal S) FIT, diademed head right; pellet below chin / ANCC(quadrate O) M(quadrate O)ИET, Tau cross with central crossbar set on base decorated with cross; quadrate M in legend. Cf. NM 17 (for type); cf. Belfort 4978 (same); Prou 1135 var. (no pellet); cf. Stahl, <i>Merovingiens</i> 298 (for type). EF, light toning in devices. Well struck and an exceptional example.</font></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">It only takes one person to copy wrong information.</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">Hope this helps. -d</font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="dadams, post: 3445329, member: 82194"][FONT=Times New Roman]Not sure that I can help much more than pointing you to what's available online. For ref here is your [/FONT][URL='https://www.romanumismatics.com/208-lot-820-merovingians-quentovic-av-tremissis-?arr=0&auction_id=0&box_filter=0&cat_id=&department_id=&exclude_keyword=&export_issue=0&gridtype=listview&high_estimate=0&image_filter=0&keyword=Merovingian&list_type=list_view&lots_per_page=10&low_estimate=0&month=&page_no=1&paper_filter=0&search_type=&sort_by=lot_no&view=lot_detail&year=2019'][FONT=Times New Roman]ROMA[/FONT][/URL][FONT=Times New Roman] win. Here is the Silbury Coins [/FONT][URL='https://www.silburycoins.co.uk/shop/index.php/sold/saxon-viking/sceats-620-855ad/merovinigians-quentovic-gold-tremissis-585-675ad.html'][FONT=Times New Roman]archive page[/FONT][/URL][FONT=Times New Roman] for your coin Here is the CGB coin referenced in the ROMA auction description - from this you should read the [/FONT][URL='http://www.persee.fr/doc/numi_0484-8942_1996_num_6_151_2091'][FONT=Times New Roman]Jean Lafaurie article[/FONT][/URL][FONT=Times New Roman] they reference (I can't since is in French). [SIZE=2][/SIZE] In a review of the book mentioned by [USER=95174]@BenSi[/USER] - M[I]erovingian Coinage of the Region of Metz[/I] by Alan M. Stahl it's noted none of the coins bear a kings name: [ATTACH=full]914740[/ATTACH] You could of course [/FONT][URL='https://artandarchaeology.princeton.edu/people/faculty/alan-m-stahl'][FONT=Times New Roman]query Stahl [/FONT][/URL][FONT=Times New Roman]to clarify. And finally: Here is sale cited in [/FONT][URL='https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=342637'][FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=#0066cc]CNG 106, Lot 918[/COLOR][/FONT][/URL][FONT=Times New Roman] which seems pretty accurate: [SIZE=2]MEROVINGIANS, Quentovic. Circa 585-circa 675. AV Tremissis (12mm, 1.24 g, 12h). Anglus, moneyer. + IVV(horizontal S) FIT, diademed head right; pellet below chin / ANCC(quadrate O) M(quadrate O)ИET, Tau cross with central crossbar set on base decorated with cross; quadrate M in legend. Cf. NM 17 (for type); cf. Belfort 4978 (same); Prou 1135 var. (no pellet); cf. Stahl, [I]Merovingiens[/I] 298 (for type). EF, light toning in devices. Well struck and an exceptional example.[/SIZE] It only takes one person to copy wrong information. Hope this helps. -d[/FONT][/QUOTE]
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